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P9I NUTES City Council Nov. 23, 1988 Little Canada E1 ementar~y School Addition (Cont.) Dunwell descr•ibed the locker room and shower• facilities. Fahey pointed out that the Committee discussed with the School District that access to'the storage area would be from the gym floor. John Thein stated that it was his understanding that Diane Husak would prefer access to be from the stage area. It was noted that Husak would be arr•iving in a few minutes and she could clarif,y this point. Collova asked how much clearance there would be under the stage area for storage. Dunwell estimated over 2 feet of clearance, but noted that there will not be storage under• the entire stage as it would be difficult to access the back por•tion. Scalze asked the square footage of the shower and locker r•ooms. Dunwell estimated this squar~e footage to be 625 square feet. Estimated cost of the shower~ and locker• r•ooms is $55 to $60 per~ square foot. Estimated cost of the storage space is $45 to $50 per~ square foot. Dunwell estimated a maximum cost of $75,000 for~ both the storage and showers and locker~ r~ooms. Blesener asked if ther•e would be a substantial savings for including the shower and locker~ room space, but not finishing off this area. Dunwell estimated that approximately 25% of the cost could be saved if thi s wer•e done. Scalze pointed out that the School Distr•ict has been very cooperative in this pr•ocess, but she questioned the need for the showers and locker rooms and where the money would come fr•om. Scalze pointed out that the City has received input fr•om its parks and recr•eation people who do not want the shower and locker• r•oom improvements. This view is shared by the City's Recreation Department as well as Recr•eation Association. Scalze pointed out the position of the Park Commission that if the shower~ and locker rooms are improved, the money should not come fr•om the Park Land Develop- ment Fund nor the Par~k Department's Capital Outlay Budget. Scalze reviewed the coments of the Par•k Commission Chairman which are contained on page 9 of the minutes of a recent Commission meeting. Collova noted that he stood cor~rected on the Chairman's position on this issue. Fahey felt that r~easonable minds could differ• on this issue. Fahey felt that the Council had to look to the futur•e on this issue, noting that the City's population has not reached its saturation point, nor have there been efforts to pr~omote an adult r~ecreation pr•ogr•am within the City. Page -16-